Aviation and aerospace icon Burt Rutan, and fellow aerospace engineer Dan Kreigh, helped AMA celebrate the 100th running of the Nats, sponsored by Du-bro, by visiting the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) July 8-10. Their visit was highlighted with a dinner and special presentation, “From Model Airplanes to Space,” on July […]
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Burt Rutan Presented with AMA Fellowship Award
Aviation and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan was presented with the AMA Fellowship award July 9, 2026, in Muncie, Indiana. He was given the award following a presentation outlining how his illustrious career began with model aviation. The Fellowship award is AMA’s highest level of recognition to those individuals who have […]
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Aerospace Innovators Burt Rutan and Dan Kreigh to Visit AMA During Nats
Burt Rutan, the designer behind many aviation and aerospace groundbreaking projects, such as Voyager and SpaceShipOne, and AMA Life Member Dan Kreigh, structural aerospace engineer for Scaled Composites LLC, will visit the AMA International Aeromodeling Center July 8-9 during the 100th running of the National Aeromodeling Championships (Nats) in Muncie, […]
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Burt Rutan and Dan Kreigh AMA Resources
The following is a collection of available resources to learn more about Burt and Dan. AMA has been fortunate over the years to have had several opportunities to interview both men and host them during AMA Expo West, a trade show that was held in Ontario, California, for 20 years, […]
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Join AMA Hall of Fame Member Burt Rutan to inspire a new generation of air/space explorers
The Sky is Not the Limit! Help RutanRC with manufacturing costs to give flight to these SpaceShipOne and White Knight flying models
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Burt Rutan – the ultimate fly guy!
By Tom Sowa, The Spokesman-Review Burt Rutan is the ultimate fly guy. After creating innovative and eye-catching aircraft for 40 years, Rutan has amassed enough awards and aerospace trophies to fill two wall bookcases in his Coeur d’Alene home. Like many pilots and space jockeys who grew up during the 1960s […]
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AMA Podcast ep.58 Burt Rutan
This is a presentation from AMA Expo 2010 by non-other than world renowned aerospace designer, Burt Rutan. Burt shares some incredible stories about designing Spaceship One as well as his long history of innovative designs and risk-taking projects. If you’d like to see the video of this presentation, you can […]
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